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SACRAMENTO — California officials were bracing Friday for a potential major escalation in President Donald Trump’s efforts to starve the state of federal funding, including possibly the elimination of grants for the University of California.
This was Manhattan back in the late 1980s, when pool was sexy again on the heels of The Color of Money and rooms were popping up all over the city.
- $4 billion in federal funding could be pulled from California’s high-speed rail project within 37 days.
The Trump administration found “no viable path” forward to complete California’s high-speed rail project following a nearly four-month in
On Sunday, June 1, a 45-year-old man in Boulder, Colo., threw Molotov cocktails at people peacefully gathering to call for the release of hostages held in Gaza. At least 15 people between the ages of 25 and 88 were injured, some with severe burns. According to the FBI, the man, identified as Mohamed Soliman, shouted “free Palestine” during the attack and told police he “wanted to kill all Zionist people.” Soliman is now facing federal hate crime charges and state charges including attempted murder.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) held a roundtable discussion with LGBTQ+ service providers in Hollywood on June 2 to explain measures she is taking in Washington, D.C. to support the community, and to hear their concerns.
On May 10, U.S. Rep Laura Friedman honored Holocaust educator David Meyerhof in her Burbank office for his "unwavering commitment to Holocaust education and remembrance, and his contributions to the community as a speaker, poet and advocate," according to the proclamation.
In a letter to President Donald Trump, a bipartisan group of House members renewed calls for a deal to release all of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, including the bodies of four Americans believed to be deceased, urging him to capitalize on potential momentum from the release of Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander earlier this month.
U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) on May 22 reintroducted the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, landmark legislation that would protect some of the last wild and open spaces in the Los Angeles area and allow the National Park Service to work with local communities to better protect natural resources and improve access to nature. The bill would add more than 118,000 acres to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and is based on an NPS study that was reported to Congress in 2016.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) held a press conference at the Saban Community Clinic on Beverly Boulevard on May 28, announcing a new service for 30th District constituents to help access Medi-Cal and Medicaid benefits. A special case worker will be tasked with the sole responsibility of handling assistance in obtaining coverage, which can often be saddled with hurdles and paperwork.
“I’m proud that our office is delivering fast local help and standing up to those in Washington who are looking to tear it away,” Friedman said.